Monthly Archives: May 2023

Blog Yomi – Gittin #13/Daf 14

We begin on דף י״ג עמוּד ב, discussing the mechanisms of loans predicated on three parties, known as מַעֲמַד שְׁלָשְׁתָּן: גּוּפָא – אָמַר רַב הוּנָא אָמַר רַב: ״מָנֶה לִי בְּיָדְךָ, תְּנֵהוּ לוֹ לִפְלוֹנִי״, בְּמַעֲמַד שְׁלָשְׁתָּן – קָנָה. אָמַר רָבָא: מִסְתַּבְּרָא … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #12/Daf 13

Perhaps “strange” isn’t the best descriptor, but at the very least we can say that for Jews, owning slaves in the day and age of the Gemara came with a great deal of complexity. We alluded to that in the … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #11/Daf 12

We begin on דף י״א עמוּד ב, with the Gemara having caught רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה napping: אַדְּהָכִי אִיתְּעַר בְּהוּ רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה. אֲמַר לְהוּ: דַּרְדְּקֵי! הָכִי אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: הַתּוֹפֵס לְבַעַל חוֹב בִּמְקוֹם שֶׁחָב לַאֲחֵרִים – לֹא קָנָה. וְאִם תֹּאמַר: מִשְׁנָתֵינוּ! In … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #10/Daf 11

We’re on דף י עמוּד ב, and elaborating the preceding Mishnah which stated the following: כל הַשְּׁטָרוֹת הָעוֹלִים בְּעַרְכָּאוֹת שֶׁל גּוֹיִם, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁחוֹתְמֵיהֶם גּוֹיִם – כְּשֵׁירִים; חוּץ מִגִּיטֵּי נָשִׁים וְשִׁחְרוּרֵי עֲבָדִים. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: אַף אֵלּוּ כְּשֵׁירִין, לֹא … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #9/Daf 10

We begin with a Mishnah on דף י עמוּד א which is going to deposit us smack in the middle of controversy about a people known as the כּוּתִים, translated in English as the Samaritans. We most recently encountered halachic … Continue reading

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Shavuot Redux

Before sharing Dr. Jeremy Brown’s Shavuot message from Talmudology.com, I want to preface it by referencing a Blog Yomi entry we did a few days ago regarding the number of letters contained in the Torah. Here is what I wrote: … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #8/Daf 9

We ended yesterday with the concept of “פַּלְגִינָן דִיבּוּרָא”, which literally means splitting words (or dividing speech). By that we mean that an individual makes a statement, and we can parse what he says into two components, one on which … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #7/Daf 8

We begin on דף ז עמוּד ב: אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא: עָצִיץ נָקוּב הַמּוּנָּח עַל גַּבֵּי יְתֵדוֹת, בָּאנוּ לְמַחְלוֹקֶת רַבִּי יְהוּדָה וְרַבָּנַן רַבִּי זֵירָא says: In the case of a perforated pot that is resting on pegs, if something grew in … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #6/Daf 7

We begin at the bottom of דף ו עמוּד ב with the unfortunate theme of a husband who strikes fear into his household: אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: כל הַמֵּטִיל אֵימָה יְתֵירָה בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ, סוֹף הוּא בָּא לִידֵי שָׁלֹשׁ עֲבֵירוֹת: … Continue reading

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Blog Yomi – Gittin #5/Daf 6

We begin toward the bottom of דף ה עמוּד ב: בַּר הֶדְיָא בָּעֵי לְאֵתוֹיֵי גִּיטָּא, אֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי אַחַי, דַּהֲוָה מְמוּנֶּה אַגִּיטֵּי, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: צָרִיךְ אַתָּה לַעֲמוֹד עַל כָּל אוֹת וָאוֹת. אֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי אַמֵּי וְרַבִּי אַסִּי, אָמְרִי לֵיהּ: לָא … Continue reading

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